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mess⋅i⋅ly

  [mes-uh-lee]
Use messily in a Sentence
–adverb
in a messy manner.
Origin:
messy + -ly
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mess·y   (měs'ē)   
adj.   mess·i·er, mess·i·est

  1. Disorderly and dirty: a messy bedroom.

  2. Exhibiting or demonstrating carelessness: messy reasoning.

  3. Unpleasantly difficult to settle or resolve: a messy court case.

mess'i·ly adv., mess'i·ness n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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